Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  HD83838  ·  HD85161  ·  HD85533  ·  HD85828  ·  HD86574  ·  HD87000  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 2959  ·  NGC 2961  ·  NGC 2976  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
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M81 / M82  And a Little IFN, Jay Hovnanian
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M81 / M82 And a Little IFN

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M81 / M82 And a Little IFN

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After getting back into Astrophotography, as 2021 turned into 2022, I realized that two hours of integration wasn't going to cut it - even from my dark site.  So, in the Spring of 2022, I started to shoot longer (also incorporating Darks, Flats and Dark Flats into each session).  On this night, I shot a little over four hours, but don't recall if the sky had clouded over, or I was just thinking that four hours would be enough.  Silly me.  I hope to go after the IFN again (properly) this Spring and Summer ... and with a little more color ....

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M81 / M82  And a Little IFN, Jay Hovnanian